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I'd have to agree with Watch Mojo on the "House of Payne" episode. That episode is just awful!
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* Many fans like to forget about the Season 8 episode "Brian Griffin's House of Payne", because of Stewie's massive head wound.
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* Due to a perception amongst some of the fanbase of declining quality since [[UnCancelled the show's resurrection in 2005]], plenty of former fans prefer to believe the show ended with the third season – specifically either "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS3E21FamilyGuyViewerMailOne Family Guy Viewer Mail #1]]" (final episode aired during the original run), "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS3E20RoadToEurope Road to Europe]]" (final episode produced) or "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS3E22WhenYouwishUponAWeinstein When You Wish Upon a Weinstein]]" (the BannedEpisode; final pre-cancellation episode to be released). Basically, everything made after David Zuckerman left is ignored. However, exceptions are sometimes made for "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS8E1RoadToTheMultiverse Road to the Multiverse]]" (the Season 8 premiere) and sometimes for "[[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuyPresentsLaughItUpFuzzball Blue Harvest]]" (the first ''Franchise/StarWars'' parody).
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* Due to a perception amongst some of the fanbase of declining quality since [[UnCancelled the show's resurrection in 2005]], plenty of former fans prefer to believe the show ended with the third season – specifically either "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS3E21FamilyGuyViewerMailOne Family Guy Viewer Mail #1]]" (final episode aired during the original run), "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS3E20RoadToEurope Road to Europe]]" (final episode produced) or "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS3E22WhenYouwishUponAWeinstein When You Wish Upon a Weinstein]]" (the BannedEpisode; final pre-cancellation episode to be released). Basically, everything made after David Zuckerman left is ignored. However, exceptions are sometimes made for "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS8E1RoadToTheMultiverse Road to the Multiverse]]" (the Season 8 premiere) and sometimes for "[[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuyPresentsLaughItUpFuzzball Blue Harvest]]" Family Guy Presents: Laugh It Up, Fuzzball]]" (the first ''Franchise/StarWars'' parody).parody trilogy).
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Due to the large, [[BrokenBase splintered]] fanbase of this show, ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' has this in '''spades''':
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Due to the large, large fanbase of the show that's [[BrokenBase splintered]] fanbase about ''a lot'' of this show, things after the revival, ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' has this in '''spades''':
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* Some fans will acknowledge the fifth season simply for the introduction of Brian's then-current girlfriend [[DumbBlonde Jillian]], but completely disregard everything after their breakup in "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS6E2MovinOutBriansSong Movin' Out (Brian's Song)]]".
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* Some fans will acknowledge the fifth season simply for the introduction of Brian's then-current girlfriend [[DumbBlonde Jillian]], but completely disregard everything after their breakup in "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS6E2MovinOutBriansSong Movin' Out (Brian's Song)]]". Other fans consider the 5th season to be part of the show's prime.
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* A lot of season 7 episodes – aside from "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS7E3RoadToGermany Road to Germany]]"[[note]] (the episode where Brian and Stewie use the time machine to go back to 1939 and save Mort Goldman from the Nazis)[[/note]] and "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS7E7OceansThreeAndAHalf Ocean's Three and a Half]]"[[note]] (the episode where Bonnie gives birth to Susie after being pregnant with her for over 6 seasons and Joe tries to pay for her medical expenses by stealing)[[/note]] – are ones that 1999-2002 era fans don't want to remember, whereas others consider it part of the show's prime.
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* A lot of season 7 episodes – aside from "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS7E3RoadToGermany Road to Germany]]"[[note]] (the episode where Brian and Stewie use the time machine to go back to 1939 and save Mort Goldman from the Nazis)[[/note]] and "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS7E7OceansThreeAndAHalf Ocean's Three and a Half]]"[[note]] (the episode where Bonnie gives birth to Susie after being pregnant with her for over 6 seasons and Joe tries to pay for her medical expenses by stealing)[[/note]] – are ones that 1999-2002 era fans don't want to remember, whereas others consider it part of the show's prime.prime, and the last good season.
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plenty of fans like a few of the post cancelation seasons (Like Saberspark). So just adding a little more subjectivity.
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* Due to a perception amongst the fanbase of declining quality since [[UnCancelled the show's resurrection in 2005]], plenty of former fans prefer to believe the show ended with the third season – specifically either "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS3E21FamilyGuyViewerMailOne Family Guy Viewer Mail #1]]" (final episode aired during the original run), "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS3E20RoadToEurope Road to Europe]]" (final episode produced) or "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS3E22WhenYouwishUponAWeinstein When You Wish Upon a Weinstein]]" (the BannedEpisode; final pre-cancellation episode to be released). Basically, everything made after David Zuckerman left is ignored. However, exceptions are sometimes made for "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS8E1RoadToTheMultiverse Road to the Multiverse]]" (the Season 8 premiere) and sometimes for "[[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuyPresentsLaughItUpFuzzball Blue Harvest]]" (the first ''Franchise/StarWars'' parody).
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* Due to a perception amongst some of the fanbase of declining quality since [[UnCancelled the show's resurrection in 2005]], plenty of former fans prefer to believe the show ended with the third season – specifically either "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS3E21FamilyGuyViewerMailOne Family Guy Viewer Mail #1]]" (final episode aired during the original run), "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS3E20RoadToEurope Road to Europe]]" (final episode produced) or "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS3E22WhenYouwishUponAWeinstein When You Wish Upon a Weinstein]]" (the BannedEpisode; final pre-cancellation episode to be released). Basically, everything made after David Zuckerman left is ignored. However, exceptions are sometimes made for "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS8E1RoadToTheMultiverse Road to the Multiverse]]" (the Season 8 premiere) and sometimes for "[[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuyPresentsLaughItUpFuzzball Blue Harvest]]" (the first ''Franchise/StarWars'' parody).
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* The Season 12 episode "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS12E6LifeOfBrian Life of Brian]]" – in which Brian is very graphically run over by a car, is briefly dead for the next two episodes, and is replaced by new dog Vinnie – ripped the show's already-tattered fanbase ''to shreds''. Alternatively, some fans, primarily those who view Brian as TheScrappy, feel that Brian stayed dead after "Life of Brian" and Vinnie stayed with the Griffin family for good.
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* The Season 12 episode "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS12E6LifeOfBrian Life of Brian]]" – in which Brian is very graphically run over by a car, is briefly dead for the next two episodes, and is replaced by new dog Vinnie Vinny – ripped the show's already-tattered fanbase ''to shreds''. Alternatively, some fans, primarily those who view Brian as TheScrappy, feel that Brian stayed dead after "Life of Brian" and Vinnie Vinny stayed with the Griffin family for good.
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* Due to a perception amongst the fanbase of declining quality since [[UnCancelled the show's resurrection in 2005]], plenty of former fans prefer to believe the show ended with the third season – specifically either "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS3E21FamilyGuyViewerMailOne Family Guy Viewer Mail #1]]" (final episode aired during the original run), "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS3E20RoadToEurope Road to Europe]]" (final episode produced) or "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS3E22WhenYouwishUponAWeinstein When You Wish Upon a Weinstein]]" (the BannedEpisode; final pre-cancellation episode to be released). Basically, everything made after David Zuckerman left is ignored. However, exceptions are sometimes made for "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS8E1RoadToTheMultiverse Road to the Multiverse]]" (the Season 8 premiere) and sometimes for "[[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuyPresentsLaughItUpFuzzball Blue Harvest]]" (the first ''Franchise/StarWars'' parody).
* Some fans will acknowledge the fifth season simply for the introduction of Brian's then-current girlfriend [[DumbBlonde Jillian]], but completely disregard everything after their breakup in "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS6E2MovinOutBriansSong Movin' Out (Brian's Song)]]".
* A lot of season 7 episodes – aside from "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS7E3RoadToGermany Road to Germany]]"[[note]] (the episode where Brian and Stewie use the time machine to go back to 1939 and save Mort Goldman from the Nazis)[[/note]] and "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS7E7OceansThreeAndAHalf Ocean's Three and a Half]]"[[note]] (the episode where Bonnie gives birth to Susie after being pregnant with her for over 6 seasons and Joe tries to pay for her medical expenses by stealing)[[/note]] – are ones that 1999-2002 era fans don't want to remember, whereas others consider it part of the show's prime.
* Fans tend to ignore the Season 10 episode "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS10E3ScreamsOFSilenceTheStoryOfBrendaQ Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q.]]" Now, ''Family Guy'' has done dramatic episodes before, like "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS8E17BrianAndStewie Brian & Stewie]]", "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS8E8DogGone Dog Gone]]", some parts of "[[Recap/FamilyGuy8E7JeromeIsTheNewBlack Jerome is the Brand New Black]]", and the pre-cancellation episode "Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows". But an episode playing domestic violence for drama coming from a show that isn't afraid to show women being beaten up, sexually harassed and assaulted, and mocked for their appearance and age, feels cheap and hypocritical.
* The Season 12 episode "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS12E6LifeOfBrian Life of Brian]]" – in which Brian is very graphically run over by a car, is briefly dead for the next two episodes, and is replaced by new dog Vinnie – ripped the show's already-tattered fanbase ''to shreds''. Alternatively, some fans, primarily those who view Brian as TheScrappy, feel that Brian stayed dead after "Life of Brian" and Vinnie stayed with the Griffin family for good.
* A lot of fans want to pretend that the whole Quagmire/Brian rivalry never happened. Considering the show's near-total abandonment of it, [[CanonDiscontinuity it appears most of the writers want to as well]].
* Any of the show's attempts at a multi-episode arc in later seasons (such as Season 12's "Life of Brian", Season 16's "The D in Apartment 23" and Season 17's "Married... with Cancer"/"Dead Dog Walking") are more often than not ignored completely by most fans due to how bad they turn out with unsatisfying conclusions, often resulting in them being some of the worst episodes of their respective seasons.
* Some fans will acknowledge the fifth season simply for the introduction of Brian's then-current girlfriend [[DumbBlonde Jillian]], but completely disregard everything after their breakup in "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS6E2MovinOutBriansSong Movin' Out (Brian's Song)]]".
* A lot of season 7 episodes – aside from "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS7E3RoadToGermany Road to Germany]]"[[note]] (the episode where Brian and Stewie use the time machine to go back to 1939 and save Mort Goldman from the Nazis)[[/note]] and "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS7E7OceansThreeAndAHalf Ocean's Three and a Half]]"[[note]] (the episode where Bonnie gives birth to Susie after being pregnant with her for over 6 seasons and Joe tries to pay for her medical expenses by stealing)[[/note]] – are ones that 1999-2002 era fans don't want to remember, whereas others consider it part of the show's prime.
* Fans tend to ignore the Season 10 episode "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS10E3ScreamsOFSilenceTheStoryOfBrendaQ Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q.]]" Now, ''Family Guy'' has done dramatic episodes before, like "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS8E17BrianAndStewie Brian & Stewie]]", "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS8E8DogGone Dog Gone]]", some parts of "[[Recap/FamilyGuy8E7JeromeIsTheNewBlack Jerome is the Brand New Black]]", and the pre-cancellation episode "Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows". But an episode playing domestic violence for drama coming from a show that isn't afraid to show women being beaten up, sexually harassed and assaulted, and mocked for their appearance and age, feels cheap and hypocritical.
* The Season 12 episode "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS12E6LifeOfBrian Life of Brian]]" – in which Brian is very graphically run over by a car, is briefly dead for the next two episodes, and is replaced by new dog Vinnie – ripped the show's already-tattered fanbase ''to shreds''. Alternatively, some fans, primarily those who view Brian as TheScrappy, feel that Brian stayed dead after "Life of Brian" and Vinnie stayed with the Griffin family for good.
* A lot of fans want to pretend that the whole Quagmire/Brian rivalry never happened. Considering the show's near-total abandonment of it, [[CanonDiscontinuity it appears most of the writers want to as well]].
* Any of the show's attempts at a multi-episode arc in later seasons (such as Season 12's "Life of Brian", Season 16's "The D in Apartment 23" and Season 17's "Married... with Cancer"/"Dead Dog Walking") are more often than not ignored completely by most fans due to how bad they turn out with unsatisfying conclusions, often resulting in them being some of the worst episodes of their respective seasons.
